There’s no doubt in my mind that the iPad is a polarizing topic. Those that love it, love it a lot… and those that hate it, well, they seem to hate it a lot. However, for those that fall in the ‘lover’ category, it hasn’t really mattered what your occupation is, what your passions are,…
Apple iPad shines in direct sunlight – Video demo
Seeing as how the iPad’s display is almost three times larger than the one on the iPhone, we wondered how well the tablet would work in direct sunlight. The harsh direct light tends to wash out many eletro-gizmos’ displays, so we decided to put the Apple iPad to the test in our own direct sunlight…
Google boosts mobile search for Android, iPhone, webOS
Google is trying to make it easier to find what you’re looking for on Android, iPhone and webOS by including universal search features into Google Suggest. This will provide more information on your potential query in the drop-down box. Why would you want this? “For example, let’s say you’re flying to London and want to…
Did you know that iPhone OS 4.0 makes your iPhone work with iPad Keyboard Dock?
Did you know that the iPhone 3GS will work with the iPad Keyboard Dock? Well, consider yourself put on notice. Steve Jobs was so busy talking up the multitasking and iAd features of the iPhone OS 4.0 on Thursday’s keynote stage that he apparently forgot to mention that the next major iteration of the iPhone…
The Mobile Roundup – All eyes on Apple edition
It’s Friday and we’re already starting to think about the weekend. But, dear readers, I’ll be giving you weekly recaps of what happened in the mobile world in case you actually weren’t hitting refresh like crazy on our home page. The big news this week was Apple’s iPad and iPhone OS 4.0, but there we…
iPad infographic shows app breakdown, iPad usage, and regional adoption with cool visuals
There’s nothing like an eye-catching infographic to wrap up the week. Aside from iPhone OS 4.0-related news, this past week has been all about the Apple iPad tablet. To that end, you might be interested in knowing how iPad apps breakdown in terms of cost and sales. You might also want to know how frequently…
Adobe essentially says Steve Jobs is a business-killing jerk (Update: “Go screw yourself Apple”)
There was another development in Steve Jobs’ war on Flash today, as Adobe told the government that banning this technology on devices like the iPhone and iPad could hurt its business. “To the extent new releases of operating systems or other third-party products, platforms or devices, such as the Apple iPhone or iPad, make it…
iPhone OS 4.0 gets jailbroken, for really this time
It hasn’t yet been a full 24 hours since Apple unveiled their iPhone OS 4.0 to the world, but the iPhone Dev Team has already jailbroken the firmware, complete with video evidence that they’ve managed to open up the latest iPhone OS file system. We first caught wind of an iPhone 4.0 jailbreak yesterday, from…
iChat could come to iPhone OS 4.0
Remember those wacky predictions about video calling coming to iPhone OS 4.0? Well, screen shots over at TUAW suggest it’s not out of the question for Apple’s next smartphone. It appears that iChatAgent – a background process needed for iChat – is running on the developer build of the latest iPhone firmware. This doesn’t necessarily…
Leading iPhone Game Publishers Chime in on Apple’s ‘Game Center’
As impressed as I was with yesterday’s news of Apple’s attempt at social gaming network with Game Center, I couldn’t help but wonder what some of the leading iPhone game publishers thought of the news. I specifically wanted to get some feedback from iPhone game publishers that had their own brand of social gaming network…